Four Nepalese History-Sheeters Arrested for Rs27L Theft

Thane, April 1 -- Four people, all history-sheeters and hailing from Nepal, were arrested by Thane property cell police officers. The main accused is absconding and the police said he is hiding in Nepal.

With the arrests, the police have solved many house thefts. Among them was a house break-in in March in which valuables worth Rs27 lakh were stolen. The police have recovered cash and valuables worth Rs18 lakh from the four.

The police also recovered a weighing scale from the accused's house which four used to equally divide the booty.

On March 15, Pareh Patil, 29, a businessman from Chole village at Thakurli in Dombivli was away at Jejuri with his family when his house was robbed of valuables worth Rs27 lakh.

The family came back to find the cupboard lock broken and gold jewellery, silver utensils, high-end wrist watches missing.

After a tip-off and going through CCTV footage, the police zeroed in on the family's domestic help, Kisan Sahi, 34, who had been working in the house for 15 years. …

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